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Synonyms for goofball

Most common

jack-ass clown buffoon zany gumball

All synonyms

Noun

1. Goof

goof informal US CA, buffoon, zany, clown, jack-ass, fathead, goose, cuckoo, bozo slang, twat vulgar slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A foolish or silly person or animal.

    If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.

Forms

Plural
goofballs → goofs, buffoons, zanies, clowns…

Example sentences

  • clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
  • buffoon Tom is what my father would call a buffoon.
  • zany He always had a zany sense of humor.
  • gumball Tom put a quarter into the gumball machine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
goofballsteady
clownrising
buffoonrising
zanyrising
gumballrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
twat1, goof1, zany2, bozo2
5 letters
clown1, goose1
6 letters
cuckoo2
7 letters
buffoon2, gumball, fathead
11 letters
barbiturate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).